New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-12

Gus system, am proud to see 80 many
! here = Senator 8. G. Comstock of Clay
was made chairman OF the caucus, and
Representatives S. g. Iverson and g. B.
Arnold secretaries. The roll call showed
/ ninety-four memb ers present ninety three
+ Republicans and one Democrat, Lehman
When the chair had announced that
nominations were in order Senator Fin
seth who was the original Mcmillan man,
sent the following letter up to be read:
/ ST. PAUL, Jan. 6-Hon. A. Z. Fin
seth-My Dear Senator: My name
having been mentioned as g can
didate for reelection to the United
States senate, Idesire to thank you for
your earnest support, and beg to request
you, at the caucus of Republican senator's
and representatives to be held tonight, to
withdraw my name from the considera ton
OF that body. Yours truly,
i ]. s. MCMILLAN.
Senator NJ J. Daniels, then gaining the
floor, nominated the Hon. c. K Davis Tor
q nited States senator.
The hall rang with shouts at this uneS-
pected turn in affairs, as very few knew
that the letter had been written.
The vote being called for, the result was
as follows.
For Davis-Senators Brown, Buchanan,
Burkhardt, Chapman, Clark, Clough, Comp
ton, Comstock, Daniels, Day, Dodge, Ed
wards. Finseth, Goodrich, Hall, Halvorson,
Hixson, Hoard. Ives, NJ. Johnson, T. John
son. Lende, Shields, swenson- Thacker, Wal
mark, Ward, Wood, Seheffer (by PROF..
OF Senator Ward) Representatives,
J.. A. Anderson, Aruns on, Arnold, Baker,
Barker, Bennett, Biorge, Brown, Buffum,
Bunge, Jr., Colby, Comstock, Costello,
Donnelly, lhowls OF applause and cries for
| i D,,y,, FI,,,r, icf
Ellingscn, Estes, Evenson, Fathers;
Flynn, Freeman, Green, Halvorson, Han
son, Hattlestadt, Eoppin, Howard, Hurd,
i Iverson, Johnson, Johnson, Johnsmed,
Jones, J. N.Jones, William R. Reyes, Knox,
! Knis, Latham, Lee, Lehman, D., Low,
> Lun1, Mattson, Merriam, Miller, Morrison,
Naeseth, Mobiles, Nordvod, Potter, Pratt,
Prosser, Reese, Rogers, Sevatson, Shave,
Shuler, Swartwondt, Swenson Tompkins,
TousIey, Warren, Walstrom, Wilson, Wat
! Ian. Total, SO. For Gordon E. Cole
Senator c. S. Crandall. Total 1.
In voting Senator Crandall said: My
vote is as unsolicited as it is unavailing."
The applause was deafening as the chair
announced the nomination OF Mr.. Davis.
; Senator Flnseth moved that Mr.. Davis
nomination be made unanimous, and the
, honor OF making that motion was given to
| Senator Crandall, who had voted for Cole.
, The vote was made unanimous by stand
ing vote, and every member also rose in
rendering the thanks OF Minnesota to Nc
| MILAN by a resolution.
Mr.. Donnelly was loudly called for and
made a rousing speech.
AS Donnelly concluded Senator Ward
: called out. ''All hail to the returning son.
The sentorial election takes place Jan. Is
r The Democrats will probably nominate
3 Michael Doran. Gov. Davis did not at.
; tend the caucus.
5 CCUN G LEI PRLsOH
How Counterfeit Plate Was Carried Out
of pe.1itentiary.
New York Sun
), When I WAS head keeper IN Sing
> Sing" said Police Captain Washburn
|, "a man named Ulrich was serving 8
term for coun terfeiting. He was an en-
> graver by trade, and so good a work
. man that the warden employed him il
making dies. Ulrich wac taken every
day to a large cell especially used IL
. the prison for that class Of work. Be
j, fore being locked In he Was searched
and at meal times, aud at the hour OF
!, going to his own cell at night he was
searched again. BY day keeper stooc
- outside his cell, Watching him through
:, q loop-hole in the strong door. u
rich was faithful and attentive
: to his work, and did it well
, When the warden was informed by q
prisoner that Ulrich was engraving /:
/, plate for q counterfeit bank note he wa
surprised. just then, you see, the
|, Wings were in possession of the prison
and the Democrats were trying to tur1
\ them out The warden and I wer,
!. Wings, and we didn't propose to let any
body know that counterfeting had beer
l, going on in the prison. We allowed
Zurich to continue his work as usual
\ After the prisoner had been locked VI
one night, we went to the work-room
> sounded the walls, floor, and ceiling
4, and examined his tools We couldn'
D find sn,vthing, and concluded that W
had been misinformrd We didn't know
~ then what slillfuI man Ulrich was
t. He hadn't made his reputation. On
1. dav three Scotland Yard detectives cam
to the prison. They had been sent owe
l, by the Bank of England to talk wit
, UlrIeh- I was present at the interview
: and learned for the first time that Uric
q had been employed by the Bank of Eng
land in It's paper mills. He got the Sc
A, cret of the manufacture and water
marks, ran away, and forged Bank &
= England notes appeared. It was fou
j. years after that the detectives heard 0
his arrest here for eounterfeiting. The
t, offered Ulrieh all manner of Inducenlent
to tell them how he had manage
:, to get the paper from the mil L
!, | He laughed at them and Srid he ha
stolen no paper. Putting his hand o
IN o silk hahkerchief on the neck of on
of the detectives, he said: Give m
: that, and certain chemical preparations
: tools, ard presses, and viii make 70
h o perfect Bank of England note The
d. went away disappointed.
a, After learning what a formidabl
fellow Ulrich was we watched him close